Industrial/Wastewater/Water/ Ultra-Pure/Hazardous Waste Treatment

BRENDA M. SMITH

Results-Focused Certified Water Professional (CWP) Seeking Rewarding New Opportunity with Relocation Clearwater, FL 33764 719-***-**** **********@***.*** Profile of Qualifications

State of Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association (RMWEA) (2004) Industrial Waste Treatment Award – "Accomplishing Outstanding Results in Industrial Waste Treatment" Highly Accomplished Certified Water Professional who excels in driving safety-focused, quality-oriented operations with specializations in Wastewater Treatment, Ultrapure Water (UPW), Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, Water Distribution, Wastewater Collection, Reverse Osmosis (RO), Ultrafiltration (UF), Microfiltration (MF), Advanced Oxidation Processes (UV-based), Activated Carbon

(GAC), as well as laboratory testing. Influential Self-Starter who offers a hands-on management style to direct high-level treatment plant operations in high-risk environments, as well as leading multidisciplinary teams by example and with ethics and integrity. Excellent Communicator who offers up-to-date knowledge of the Clean Water Act, Federal EPA, and State IWA 5 CCR laws with a dedication to ongoing compliance, as well as promoting cost-saving best practices to consistently surpass expectations. Core Competencies

WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT TEAM LEADERSHIP OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT SAMPLING & TESTING HEALTH & SAFETY STANDARDS QUALITY CONTROL PROJECT MANAGEMENT COST-SAVING INITIATIVES ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE PROCESS OPTIMIZATION STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS CWPDA & AGUA REPORTS REPORTS PREPARATION MAXIMO CIMPLICITY Professional Experience

GARDEN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 2004 – 2023 Lead Water Treatment Operator/ORC – PWSID

Excelled as the Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) for the PWSID tasked to manage operations to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance. Prepared reports and organized site files for the Board of Directors. Submitted mandatory reports (MORs) to the State. Skillfully formulated site-specific written operating plan regulatory 100.16.6 requirement and facilitated all sanitary surveys.

Monitored water rights to water usages and losses, as well as submission of well owners Colorado Water Protective & Development Association augmentation CWPDA and AGUA reports.

Spearheaded all operations, chemical deliveries, lab sampling, maintenance of wells, treatment plant operations, booster station, meter reads, tank, and distribution system. KIRA/CH2MHILL ACADEMY SERVICES, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, CO 2014 – 2022 Wastewater Treatment Operator

Strategically steered all efficiency-centric shift and plant health operations to ensure strict effluent discharge compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) by collecting and analyzing samples, interpreting results, and adjusting treatment process and flow changes.

Consistently monitored all wastewater treatment processes.

Ensured up-to-date knowledge of State of Colorado Operator Certifications requirements and current upcoming changes to EPA and State of Colorado regulations. ORC, LLC WATER PROFESSIONALS – A SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY, WHEAT RIDGE, CO 2006 – 2014 Facility Technician (Contract)

Applied strong leadership talents toward serving as multi-site Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) to ensure operations, maintenance, and EPA compliance. Managed operations and maintenance of ground water, surface water, and wastewater treatment facilities. Coordinated overall operations and maintenance efforts. Maximized accurate recordkeeping of site files.

Concurrently served as Industrial Contract Operator for the U.S. MINT Denver.

Created detailed, site-specific written operating plan requirements Reg 100.16.

Created monthly reports for Board of Directors and submitted MORs and DMRs to state.

Successfully managed districts’ distribution and collections systems while actively participating in the forward-thinking expansion of existing facilities. Brenda M. Smith 719-***-**** Page Two

Professional Experience (continued)

INGERSOLL RAND, SECURITY, CO 2004 – 2005

Industrial Wastewater Technician

Played a vital role in performing hazardous waste and wastewater industrial pretreatment operations tasked with processing Hexavalent Chromium, Nickel, acid, and bases for plating shop through metabisulfite reduction, ORP, neutralization, coagulation, flocculation, and dewatering.

Offloaded chemical deliveries; maintained chemical inventory, handling, storage, chemical additions to maintain chrome plating lines chemical tank concentrations and system chemical day tank levels.

Continually monitored, regulated, maintained, and troubleshot system operations.

Effectively repaired complex process equipment, pH, ORP probes, and chemical pumps.

Collected process samples and performed lab testing for removal per discharge compliance. EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES, SECURITY, CO 2002 – 2003 Industrial Wastewater Treatment Technician

Optimized operations in the industrial pre-treatment removal of Cadmium, Nickel, acid, and bases; hazardous waste; and wastewater. Led neutralization, precipitation, clarification, and discharge of Nickel Cadmium battery satellite manufacturing plant effluent to align with treatment-specific goals.

Concurrently served as Groundwater Remediation Project Operator tasked with extraction and removal of volatile organic, dissolved, colloidal silica and turbidity due to groundwater contamination (Caustic Plume) through neutralization, precipitation, and clarification.

Accurately collected process samples and performed comprehensive laboratory testing to ensure proper removal and maintain discharge compliance. U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY – WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 2001 – 2002 Water & Wastewater Treatment Technician (Contract)

Recognized as the “go-to” shift operator for a 2.2 MGD-activated sludge wastewater treatment plant, including collecting samples and performing laboratory tests to analyze for process indicator efficiency and plant health to ensure strict discharge compliance. Facilitated draining and filing of Cadet Polo Pool.

Seamlessly adjusted plant flows to maintain plant flow equalization, performed digester sludge draws, and adjusted chemical feed for proper chlorination and dechlorination.

Proactively monitored and documented plant process and adjusted chlorination in potable tanks level in the field, pump stations, lift stations, wet wells, and non-potable pond levels. Additional Professional Experience

Industrial Wastewater Technician PHOTO STENCIL, LLC, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 2001 Industrial Wastewater Technician INTEL CORPORATION, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 2000 – 2001 Education & Professional Credentials

Associate of Applied Science in Advanced Water Treatment/Reverse Osmosis SAN JUAN COLLEGE Utility Management Certificate – Water & Wastewater Management WATER UNIVERSITY – NRWA Colorado Supervisor Certificate AWWA

State of Florida

Class C Drinking Water Treatment Operator

Class C Wastewater Treatment Operator

Level 3 Distribution System Operator

State of Colorado

Class A Industrial Wastewater Operator

Class A Water Treatment Operator

Class A Wastewater Operator

Class 4 Distribution Operator

Class 4 Collections Operator

Professional Affiliations

Member, Colorado Rural Water Association (CRWA)

Member, American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Member, Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association (RMWEA)

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